About block 971,978
Bitcoin block 971,978 was mined by F2Pool on October 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC, 4 min 51 s after block 971,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,705 transactions in 1.30 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.36 sat/vB, down from 0.36 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 971,978 is number 267 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,749 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,022 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. F2Pool found 168 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.